Category: Music News
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In December 1973 Hilly Kristal changed the name of his roots music bar from Hilly’s On The Bowery to CBGB and altered his musical policy to hire mostly rock bands. He was indifferent to many of them, “No one is going to like you guys, but I’ll have you back,” he told Joey Ramone, blissfully…
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Somewhere between the flailing limbs of early LA Hardcore and the sax-stabbed chaos of No Wave, Astoria, OR’s Beta Voids are busy making noise that doesn’t care what you think. Their debut EP, Scrape It Off, sounds like a busted tape deck loaded with Redd Kross riffs, Contortions paranoia, and enough caffeine to keep a…
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Sydney’s Party Dozen are set to release their AA-single 7″, Mad Rooter / Ghost Rider, on December 5th via City Slang Records and today the band are sharing the second track from the record with a cover of Suicide‘s Ghost Rider. “Suicide have always been one of our favourite bands. One time we saw Henry Rollins come out and sing…
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In an evening pulsating with musical brilliance, The Blockheads captivated the Acapela Studio in Cardiff on the 7th of November. This intimate, boutique venue, renowned for hosting musical legends, provided the perfect backdrop for the band’s genre-defying mastery. From the very start, the audience was treated to a kaleidoscope of sounds. The band opened with…
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Sheffield duo Rally has released their debut EP, Only Dreams, a dusty, DIY blend of alt indie, lo-fi rock, and hip-hop influences. Recorded between bedrooms and rehearsal rooms, the project evokes the mood of artists like King Krule and The Streets. Across the EP, Rally mixes raw guitars with tight drum programming and melancholic vocal…
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Fresh off their debut run of shows in the US, including appearances at The Fest and Foreign Dissent Festival, Brighton, UK’s Harker have returned with their new single, Redacted, that is the latest glimpse of their upcoming new album that is set for release in 2026. Rooted in Brighton’s DIY ethos, Harker channel the grit of Dischord Records and the…
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Building up a loyal fanbase with three albums and a reputation for their fun-filled live shows over the last decade, Dorset folk-punks Black Water County are now ready to blast into our ears with a racing new single. Exploring the tension between self-consciousness and self-liberation, Wreckless offers a frenzied empowering anthem. The track is the…
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Today, Bristolian noise collective Knives have released REGLITTER I via Marshall Records. Heavily influenced by Paramore‘s Re: This Is Why, the band was inspired to collaborate with a selection of their favourite artists and rework songs from their debut album, GLITTER, that was originally released back in May 2025. The project will be released in two parts…
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Laramie, WY’s Teenage Bottlerocket have announced they will be releasing the Mission To Shred EP on black & neon pink 7″ vinyl variants through Pirates Press Records and through streaming platforms and Bandcamp on the 5th December. Since the release of their 10th studio full length, Ready To Roll, Teenage Bottlerocket have released live in…
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Converge has shared the title track and music video, “Love Is Not Enough,” from their eleventh album, Love Is Not Enough, incoming February 13th, 2026. After 35 years, the album is hailed as an apotheosis of their journey through the punk, hardcore, and metal microcosm. Vocalist Jacob Bannon says the intensely emotional song explores remaining…